Locating Book, Theater, & Film Reviews
The following titles located in the Christopher Center Library Services collection are useful resources in locating reviews. Some are print indexes and reference sources located in the Reference collection while others are online databases.
Book Reviews
| Index Title | Period Covered | Arrangement | Call Number/Location |
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| Academic Search Premier | 1975 - to date | title, plus words: books--reviews | Online Database |
| Book Review Digest | 1905 - to date | by author name, with index to titles | Reference Z 1219.B6 |
| Book Review Index | 1965 - to date | by author name, with index to titles | Reference Z 1035.A1 B6 |
| LexisNexis Academic | 1969 - to date | title, plus words book reviews | Online Database |
| New York Times Index (NYT also included in Lexis Nexis Academic: 1980-now) |
1851 - to date | pre-1899: Review of Books 1899-present: Book Reviews |
Reference AI 21 .N45 |
| Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature | 1890 -to date | book reviews at back of each volume, alphabetically by author | Reference AI 3.R48 |
| Index Title | Period Covered | Arrangement | Call Number/Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABI/Inform (business, economics, management) | 1987 - to date | title, author-as-subject search | Online Database |
| America: History & Life | 1964 - to date | "Document Type" browse & select | Online Database |
| Education Index | 1975 - 1997 | book reviews at back of each volume, arranged by author, title | L 11.E23; stored in ASRS; request through GALILEO |
| ERIC (Education) | 1966 - to date | author or title, plus "and book-reviews" | Online Database |
| Historical Abstracts | 1967 - to date | title, author-as-subject search | Online Database |
| Humanities Index | 1974 - 03/1997 | book reviews at back of each volume | AI 3.H85 ; stored in ASRS; request through GALILEO |
| ATLAS Religion | 1949 - to date | title, record type | Online Database |
| Index Title | Period Covered | Arrangement | Call Number/Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Search Premier | 1975 - to date | title, plus words: drama--reviews | Online Database |
| Humanities Index | 1974 - 03/1997 | theater reviews | AI 3.H85 ; stored in ASRS; request through GALILEO |
| LexisNexis Academic | 1969 - to date | title, plus words "theater reviews" | Online Database |
| New York Times Directory of the Theater | 1920 - 1970 | title, personal name | Reference Z 6935.N48 1973 |
| New York Times Theater Reviews | 1870 - 2000 | title, personal name | Reference PN 2266.N48 |
| Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature | 1890 - to date | 1890-1982: Theater Reviews 1982-present: Dramatic Criticism or Drama Reviews |
Reference AI 3. R48 |
| Index Title | Period Covered | Arrangement | Call Number/Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Search Premier | 1975 - to date | title, plus words: motion pictures--reviews | Online Database |
| Art Index (print) | 1929-1996 | Motion Picture Reviews | NX 1.A78; stored in ASRS; request through GALILEO |
| Art Abstracts (online) | 1984- to date | Online Database | |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | 1980 - to date | title, plus: movie reviews | Online Database |
| LexisNexis Academic | 1969 - to date | title, plus words "movie reviews" | Online Database |
| McGill's Survey of Cinema: Silent Films | 1902 - 1936 | alphabetical by film title | Reference PN 1995.75. M33 1982 |
| McGill's Survey of Cinema: Foreign Language Films | NA | alphabetical by film title | Reference PN 1993.45. M34 1985 |
| Motion Picture Guide | 1910 - to date | provides both description & commentary of film | Reference PN 1995. N346 |
| Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature | 1890 - to date | Motion Picture Reviews | Reference AI 3. R48 |
Reviews on the Web
Book Review Links
Bookwire
http://www.bookwire.com
NY Times Book Reviews
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quick access to most current
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for older, use LexisNexis Academic database (see link in above section)
http://www.nybooks.com/
Booklist (American Library Association)
http://www.ala.org/ala/booklist/booklist.htm
The New Yorker
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quick access to most current
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for older, use print holdings (search GALILEO for holdings information)
http://www.newyorker.com/critics/books/
Film & Theatre Review Links
NY Times Reviews
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quick access to most current
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for older, use LexisNexis Academic database (see link in above section)
film: http://movies.nytimes.com/ref/movies/reviews/index.html
theatre: http://theater.nytimes.com/pages/theater/reviews/index.html
Internet Movie Database
http://us.imdb.com
Roger Ebert / Chicago Sun Times
http://www.suntimes.com/index/ebert.html
The New Yorker
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quick access to most current
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for older, use print holdings (search GALILEO for holdings information)
film: http://www.newyorker.com/critics/cinema/
theatre: http://www.newyorker.com/critics/theatre/
BoxOffice Online
http://www.boxoff.com